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RECENT READING
Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. The battle of Good vs. Evil. Or is it? Yes, it is. OR IS IT??? I like Matt Ruff and I tore through this in two days, a brisk and entertaining tale of morality and how we perceive it with sci-fi elements and a crafty narrator
Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. The battle of Good vs. Evil. Or is it? Yes, it is. OR IS IT??? I like Matt Ruff and I tore through this in two days, a brisk and entertaining tale of morality and how we perceive it with sci-fi elements and a crafty narrator
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
RECENT READING
Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. The battle of Good vs. Evil. Or is it? Yes, it is. OR IS IT??? I like Matt Ruff and I tore through this in two days, a brisk and entertaining tale of morality and how we perceive it with sci-fi elements and a crafty narrator
Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. The battle of Good vs. Evil. Or is it? Yes, it is. OR IS IT??? I like Matt Ruff and I tore through this in two days, a brisk and entertaining tale of morality and how we perceive it with sci-fi elements and a crafty narrator
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
RECENT READING
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY. Pretty good Florida comedic crime novel featuring wacky violent hijinks. Basis of a pretty good Vince Vaughn tv show. If you've read Elmore Leonard, you've read this but better. If you've read Tim Dorsey or Dave Barry, you've read this but worse.
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY. Pretty good Florida comedic crime novel featuring wacky violent hijinks. Basis of a pretty good Vince Vaughn tv show. If you've read Elmore Leonard, you've read this but better. If you've read Tim Dorsey or Dave Barry, you've read this but worse.
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
RECENT READING
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY. Pretty good Florida comedic crime novel featuring wacky violent hijinks. Basis of a pretty good Vince Vaughn tv show. If you've read Elmore Leonard, you've read this but better. If you've read Tim Dorsey or Dave Barry, you've read this but worse.
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY. Pretty good Florida comedic crime novel featuring wacky violent hijinks. Basis of a pretty good Vince Vaughn tv show. If you've read Elmore Leonard, you've read this but better. If you've read Tim Dorsey or Dave Barry, you've read this but worse.
CURRENT READING
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY and Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. What can I say, they were both on my Libby app's "Future Reads" list and they were both available now and I thought it would be funny to check both out at the same time. I've enjoyed both authors before, so... ha ha I am funny
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY and Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. What can I say, they were both on my Libby app's "Future Reads" list and they were both available now and I thought it would be funny to check both out at the same time. I've enjoyed both authors before, so... ha ha I am funny
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
CURRENT READING
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY and Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. What can I say, they were both on my Libby app's "Future Reads" list and they were both available now and I thought it would be funny to check both out at the same time. I've enjoyed both authors before, so... ha ha I am funny
Carl Hiaasen's BAD MONKEY and Matt Ruff's BAD MONKEYS. What can I say, they were both on my Libby app's "Future Reads" list and they were both available now and I thought it would be funny to check both out at the same time. I've enjoyed both authors before, so... ha ha I am funny
RECENT READING
Pierce Brown's RED RISING. Fun and compelling book 1 of an ambitious sci-fi epic, action-packed and heavy with social commentary that mostly worked but at times gave me unsubstantiated vibes that I may be disappointed if I looked up, say, the author's political views or controversies
Pierce Brown's RED RISING. Fun and compelling book 1 of an ambitious sci-fi epic, action-packed and heavy with social commentary that mostly worked but at times gave me unsubstantiated vibes that I may be disappointed if I looked up, say, the author's political views or controversies
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
RECENT READING
Pierce Brown's RED RISING. Fun and compelling book 1 of an ambitious sci-fi epic, action-packed and heavy with social commentary that mostly worked but at times gave me unsubstantiated vibes that I may be disappointed if I looked up, say, the author's political views or controversies
Pierce Brown's RED RISING. Fun and compelling book 1 of an ambitious sci-fi epic, action-packed and heavy with social commentary that mostly worked but at times gave me unsubstantiated vibes that I may be disappointed if I looked up, say, the author's political views or controversies
So is this gonna be pay-per-view or what
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
So is this gonna be pay-per-view or what
RECENT READING
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. A charismatic but literally insane con artist seizes power and wreaks havoc. But this version is funny! (Mostly.) A loan officer who snaps and becomes a tyrant, the main character is a role Kathleen Turner could have won an Oscar for. Dark but fun
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. A charismatic but literally insane con artist seizes power and wreaks havoc. But this version is funny! (Mostly.) A loan officer who snaps and becomes a tyrant, the main character is a role Kathleen Turner could have won an Oscar for. Dark but fun
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
RECENT READING
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. A charismatic but literally insane con artist seizes power and wreaks havoc. But this version is funny! (Mostly.) A loan officer who snaps and becomes a tyrant, the main character is a role Kathleen Turner could have won an Oscar for. Dark but fun
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. A charismatic but literally insane con artist seizes power and wreaks havoc. But this version is funny! (Mostly.) A loan officer who snaps and becomes a tyrant, the main character is a role Kathleen Turner could have won an Oscar for. Dark but fun
Hey, thanks for providing me with this handy block list, starting with you
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hey, thanks for providing me with this handy block list, starting with you
Out-of-context comix (CLEOPATRA IN SPACE, BOOK 6: QUEEN OF THE NILE, by @mikemaihack.com )
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Out-of-context comix (CLEOPATRA IN SPACE, BOOK 6: QUEEN OF THE NILE, by @mikemaihack.com )
RECENT READING:
Sarah J. Mass' THRONE OF GLASS. Despite me making fun of some of the clumsy writing, it was okay. Light and quick. I might read another one sometime.
READING NEXT:
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. (Tee-hee!) Small-town shenanigans, hopefully funny
Sarah J. Mass' THRONE OF GLASS. Despite me making fun of some of the clumsy writing, it was okay. Light and quick. I might read another one sometime.
READING NEXT:
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. (Tee-hee!) Small-town shenanigans, hopefully funny
October 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
RECENT READING:
Sarah J. Mass' THRONE OF GLASS. Despite me making fun of some of the clumsy writing, it was okay. Light and quick. I might read another one sometime.
READING NEXT:
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. (Tee-hee!) Small-town shenanigans, hopefully funny
Sarah J. Mass' THRONE OF GLASS. Despite me making fun of some of the clumsy writing, it was okay. Light and quick. I might read another one sometime.
READING NEXT:
Raymond Kennedy's RIDE A COCKHORSE. (Tee-hee!) Small-town shenanigans, hopefully funny
Newsradio already has a video game
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Newsradio already has a video game
A post from yesterday says "3 saves." Is this new? Have I just never noticed it before? What the heck is it? I can click and see where the likes come from, but not the saves. After 2000 posts do I still not know how Bluesky works?
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A post from yesterday says "3 saves." Is this new? Have I just never noticed it before? What the heck is it? I can click and see where the likes come from, but not the saves. After 2000 posts do I still not know how Bluesky works?
"she said softly, but not meekly"
"he said softly, but not weakly"
This is making me desperate, but not serious
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWW...
"he said softly, but not weakly"
This is making me desperate, but not serious
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWW...
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"she said softly, but not meekly"
"he said softly, but not weakly"
This is making me desperate, but not serious
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWW...
"he said softly, but not weakly"
This is making me desperate, but not serious
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWW...
"She wouldn’t be humiliated by anything, least of all being dirty." Four paragraphs later: "She looked at her rags and stained skin, and she couldn’t suppress the twinge of shame." I hate to nitpick (not true I love it) but this whole book so far is like this - she's a badass, but actually she sucks
October 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"She wouldn’t be humiliated by anything, least of all being dirty." Four paragraphs later: "She looked at her rags and stained skin, and she couldn’t suppress the twinge of shame." I hate to nitpick (not true I love it) but this whole book so far is like this - she's a badass, but actually she sucks
Prince Andrew stripped of title "Duke of York." Meanwhile BEWITCHED stripped of Dick of York, henceforth to use Dick of Sargent
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Prince Andrew stripped of title "Duke of York." Meanwhile BEWITCHED stripped of Dick of York, henceforth to use Dick of Sargent
Define "Perfect Ending"
"Nice shootin', son. What's your name?"
"Murphy."
END OF ROBOCOP FOR ALL TIME NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED AFTER THIS
"Nice shootin', son. What's your name?"
"Murphy."
END OF ROBOCOP FOR ALL TIME NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED AFTER THIS
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Define "Perfect Ending"
"Nice shootin', son. What's your name?"
"Murphy."
END OF ROBOCOP FOR ALL TIME NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED AFTER THIS
"Nice shootin', son. What's your name?"
"Murphy."
END OF ROBOCOP FOR ALL TIME NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED AFTER THIS
SOON TO BE READING:
Sarah J. Maas, THRONE OF GLASS. My tolerance for silly fantasy character names has plummeted over the years, so I'm not wild that, per Wiki, "Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, also known as Celaena Sardothien, is the main protagonist". But I hear it's good, so I'll be brave
Sarah J. Maas, THRONE OF GLASS. My tolerance for silly fantasy character names has plummeted over the years, so I'm not wild that, per Wiki, "Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, also known as Celaena Sardothien, is the main protagonist". But I hear it's good, so I'll be brave
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
SOON TO BE READING:
Sarah J. Maas, THRONE OF GLASS. My tolerance for silly fantasy character names has plummeted over the years, so I'm not wild that, per Wiki, "Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, also known as Celaena Sardothien, is the main protagonist". But I hear it's good, so I'll be brave
Sarah J. Maas, THRONE OF GLASS. My tolerance for silly fantasy character names has plummeted over the years, so I'm not wild that, per Wiki, "Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, also known as Celaena Sardothien, is the main protagonist". But I hear it's good, so I'll be brave
RECENT READING
Kazuo Ishiguro's NEVER LET ME GO, another heartbreaking masterpiece that made me tear up and get the shivers at the end. Ishiguro is a genius at making those small details of a life feel epically important and devastating, and that applies to the lives in this book moreso than usual
Kazuo Ishiguro's NEVER LET ME GO, another heartbreaking masterpiece that made me tear up and get the shivers at the end. Ishiguro is a genius at making those small details of a life feel epically important and devastating, and that applies to the lives in this book moreso than usual
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
RECENT READING
Kazuo Ishiguro's NEVER LET ME GO, another heartbreaking masterpiece that made me tear up and get the shivers at the end. Ishiguro is a genius at making those small details of a life feel epically important and devastating, and that applies to the lives in this book moreso than usual
Kazuo Ishiguro's NEVER LET ME GO, another heartbreaking masterpiece that made me tear up and get the shivers at the end. Ishiguro is a genius at making those small details of a life feel epically important and devastating, and that applies to the lives in this book moreso than usual
ALSO RECENT READING
The Nameless City trilogy, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social
YA fantasy with a heartfelt friendship between the two leads. Funny, thrilling, with art that made me grin ear-to-ear. Gorgeous stuff, highly recommended! With other recent reads I guess I'm a tween girl now, and that's ok
The Nameless City trilogy, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social
YA fantasy with a heartfelt friendship between the two leads. Funny, thrilling, with art that made me grin ear-to-ear. Gorgeous stuff, highly recommended! With other recent reads I guess I'm a tween girl now, and that's ok
October 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
ALSO RECENT READING
The Nameless City trilogy, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social
YA fantasy with a heartfelt friendship between the two leads. Funny, thrilling, with art that made me grin ear-to-ear. Gorgeous stuff, highly recommended! With other recent reads I guess I'm a tween girl now, and that's ok
The Nameless City trilogy, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social
YA fantasy with a heartfelt friendship between the two leads. Funny, thrilling, with art that made me grin ear-to-ear. Gorgeous stuff, highly recommended! With other recent reads I guess I'm a tween girl now, and that's ok
RECENT READING
Hope Larson's ALL TOGETHER NOW and ALL MY FRIENDS, completing the Eagle Rock trilogy after ALL SUMMER LONG. Wonderful series with charming characters and a very lived-in story and location, with fun-for-me specific references to L.A. culture but familiar enough for anyone to enjoy
Hope Larson's ALL TOGETHER NOW and ALL MY FRIENDS, completing the Eagle Rock trilogy after ALL SUMMER LONG. Wonderful series with charming characters and a very lived-in story and location, with fun-for-me specific references to L.A. culture but familiar enough for anyone to enjoy
October 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
RECENT READING
Hope Larson's ALL TOGETHER NOW and ALL MY FRIENDS, completing the Eagle Rock trilogy after ALL SUMMER LONG. Wonderful series with charming characters and a very lived-in story and location, with fun-for-me specific references to L.A. culture but familiar enough for anyone to enjoy
Hope Larson's ALL TOGETHER NOW and ALL MY FRIENDS, completing the Eagle Rock trilogy after ALL SUMMER LONG. Wonderful series with charming characters and a very lived-in story and location, with fun-for-me specific references to L.A. culture but familiar enough for anyone to enjoy
Tea shop in Bellevue WA
October 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tea shop in Bellevue WA
I should know by now. One mention of a legend on my timeline, "Oh, that's nice." Two mentions...
RIP Diane Keaton. I'll mention a movie no one else has yet, a movie that basically doesn't exist anymore, which I saw way too young and has an ending that scarred my little mind, LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR
RIP Diane Keaton. I'll mention a movie no one else has yet, a movie that basically doesn't exist anymore, which I saw way too young and has an ending that scarred my little mind, LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I should know by now. One mention of a legend on my timeline, "Oh, that's nice." Two mentions...
RIP Diane Keaton. I'll mention a movie no one else has yet, a movie that basically doesn't exist anymore, which I saw way too young and has an ending that scarred my little mind, LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR
RIP Diane Keaton. I'll mention a movie no one else has yet, a movie that basically doesn't exist anymore, which I saw way too young and has an ending that scarred my little mind, LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR